The bill would create a new authority that would allow the Attorney General to designate specified FBI and NSA supervisors to begin such emergency surveillance without a warrant so long as the Attorney General is notified within 24 hours of the commencement of the wiretap and approves the surveillance within three days.

In 2005, she supported inserting the anti-meth bill into the Patriot Act. I wrote then, "I'm not surprised. She's has as little in common with true Democrats as Joe Lieberman." If you're wondering why you have to show id to buy sudafed and other common cold pills, as if that will deter the manufacture of meth, she co-sponsored that part.

..except I have to take a little issue with the assessment of the meth legislation. While I don't think the PATRIOT Act is necessarily the right place for such a issue and am not sure what Feinstein's positions are on it, I do know that such legislation has had great effect on the amount of meth produced here in OK. Sure, addiction rates are still high and it's readily available from other sources but those speak more to a health care problem in need of adjustment. Law enforcement in this state are, I'm sure, quite happy to not have to go knock off a new meth house every week as they used to do.

Feinstein's long overdue for the boot, for many other despicable reasons, but this one doesn't merit criticism, imo.